Friday, November 22, 2013

Charm School 4 - Lots of Pieces, Lots of Fun

I am so glad I learned my lesson about doing homework before these classes. The pattern for this one includes lots of little pieces and I would not have learned as much if I had waited to start.

So my starting point was laying out the half square triangles pieces where I discovered I needed 16 squares of medium value to make identify the center X better. Glad I had not gotten too far ahead of myself. :-)

By the end of class, I had half of the center square assembled and one point with instruction of how to finish the assemblage of what is, in essence, a nine-patch square.

My goal is to have the top completed, or be to the point of final questions by Black Friday. Then, while all the other shoppers are crowding somewhere else, I can go to the quilt shop and ask my last questions.

It is a fun design and good practice for matching points. And it looks like I will be able to do this one start to finish on my own machine.

Quotes to Live By

If you are going to skate on thin ice, you might as well dance.

Make the most of the “Middle”; life is a journey, not a destination.

Every day is what you make it - Crazy Aunt Purl

Message of the Day: Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile.. Life may not to be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance.

Your Creativity is more than a novelty. It can turn into a REAL JOB. You can make a living by making stuff up! -- Tom Lichtenheld (author of Everything I Know About Pirates)

You can change your world when you link your positive thoughts with positive feelings and actions.

Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it! Boldness has genius, power and magic in it -- Goethe

When you follow your bliss...doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors; and where there wouldn't be a door for anyone else -- Joseph Campbell

One cannot have a lukewarm life. You have to live with passion! -- Antonia Pantoja

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Try everything...in case you are missing out on something. -- Stephanie Pearl-McPhee aka The Yarn Harlot

The more things you are interested in, the richer your life can be. -- Saul Cohen

The best place to start to get any place is where you happen to be -- Anon